fixed issue https://github.com/Dummi26/mers/issues/1#issue-1728187127 and fixed = vs. := in README.

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mers has...
 - the type-safety of statically typed languages
   + mers will not crash unless you `exit()` with a nonzero exit code or write flawed assumptions using the builtin `.assume*()` functions (Rust's `unwrap` or `expect`)
 - the flexibility of dynamically typed languages
-  + `x = if condition() { "my string" } else { 12 } // <- this is valid`
+  + `x := if condition() { "my string" } else { 12 } // <- this is valid`
 - "correctness" (this is subjective and I'll be happy to discuss some of these decisions with people)
   + there is no `null` / `nil`
   + all references are explicit: if you pass a list by value, the original list will *never* be modified in any way.

mers/src/lang/to_runnable.rs

@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ fn statement_adv(
     // if Some((t, is_init)), the statement creates by this function is the left side of an assignment, meaning it can create variables. t is the type that will be assigned to it.
     to_be_assigned_to: &mut Option<(VType, &mut bool)>,
 ) -> Result<RStatement, ToRunnableError> {
-    // eprintln!("TR : {}", s);
-    // if let Some(t) = &to_be_assigned_to {
-    //     eprintln!(" --> {}", t.0);
-    // }
+    eprintln!("TR : {}", s);
+    if let Some(t) = &to_be_assigned_to {
+        eprintln!(" --> {}", t.0);
+    }
     let mut state = match &*s.statement {
         SStatementEnum::Value(v) => RStatementEnum::Value(v.clone()),
         SStatementEnum::Tuple(v) | SStatementEnum::List(v) => {

mers/src/lang/val_type.rs

@@ -37,12 +37,17 @@ impl VSingleType {
     /// None => Cannot get, Some(t) => getting can return t or nothing
     pub fn get(&self, i: usize, gsinfo: &GlobalScriptInfo) -> Option<VType> {
         match self {
-            Self::Bool | Self::Int | Self::Float | Self::Function(..) | Self::Thread(..) => None,
+            Self::Bool
+            | Self::Int
+            | Self::Float
+            | Self::Function(..)
+            | Self::Thread(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariant(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariantS(..) => None,
             Self::String => Some(VSingleType::String.into()),
             Self::Tuple(t) => t.get(i).cloned(),
             Self::List(t) => Some(t.clone()),
             Self::Reference(r) => r.get_ref(i, gsinfo),
-            Self::EnumVariant(_, t) | Self::EnumVariantS(_, t) => t.get(i, gsinfo),
             Self::CustomType(t) => gsinfo.custom_types[*t].get(i, gsinfo),
             &Self::CustomTypeS(_) => {
                 unreachable!("CustomTypeS instead of CustomType, compiler bug? [get]")
@@ -51,13 +56,18 @@ impl VSingleType {
     }
     pub fn get_ref(&self, i: usize, gsinfo: &GlobalScriptInfo) -> Option<VType> {
         match self {
-            Self::Bool | Self::Int | Self::Float | Self::Function(..) | Self::Thread(..) => None,
+            Self::Bool
+            | Self::Int
+            | Self::Float
+            | Self::Function(..)
+            | Self::Thread(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariant(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariantS(..) => None,
             Self::String => Some(VSingleType::String.into()),
             Self::Tuple(t) => t.get(i).map(|v| v.reference()),
-            Self::List(t) => Some(t.clone()),
-            Self::Reference(r) => r.get(i, gsinfo),
-            Self::EnumVariant(_, t) | Self::EnumVariantS(_, t) => t.get(i, gsinfo),
-            Self::CustomType(t) => gsinfo.custom_types[*t].get(i, gsinfo),
+            Self::List(t) => Some(t.reference()),
+            Self::Reference(r) => r.get_ref(i, gsinfo),
+            Self::CustomType(t) => Some(gsinfo.custom_types[*t].get(i, gsinfo)?.reference()),
             &Self::CustomTypeS(_) => {
                 unreachable!("CustomTypeS instead of CustomType, compiler bug? [get]")
             }
@@ -72,16 +82,36 @@ impl VSingleType {
             | Self::String
             | Self::List(_)
             | Self::Function(..)
-            | Self::Thread(..) => None,
+            | Self::Thread(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariant(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariantS(..) => None,
             Self::Tuple(t) => t.get(i).cloned(),
-            Self::Reference(r) => r.get_always(i, info),
-            Self::EnumVariant(_, t) | Self::EnumVariantS(_, t) => t.get_always(i, info),
+            Self::Reference(r) => r.get_always_ref(i, info),
             Self::CustomType(t) => info.custom_types[*t].get_always(i, info),
             Self::CustomTypeS(_) => {
                 unreachable!("CustomTypeS instead of CustomType, compiler bug? [get_always]")
             }
         }
     }
+    pub fn get_always_ref(&self, i: usize, info: &GlobalScriptInfo) -> Option<VType> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Bool
+            | Self::Int
+            | Self::Float
+            | Self::String
+            | Self::List(_)
+            | Self::Function(..)
+            | Self::Thread(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariant(..)
+            | Self::EnumVariantS(..) => None,
+            Self::Tuple(t) => Some(t.get(i)?.reference()),
+            Self::Reference(r) => r.get_always_ref(i, info),
+            Self::CustomType(t) => info.custom_types[*t].get_always_ref(i, info),
+            Self::CustomTypeS(_) => {
+                unreachable!("CustomTypeS instead of CustomType, compiler bug? [get_always]")
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 impl VType {
     pub fn empty() -> Self {
@@ -101,6 +131,13 @@ impl VType {
         }
         Some(out)
     }
+    pub fn get_always_ref(&self, i: usize, info: &GlobalScriptInfo) -> Option<VType> {
+        let mut out = VType { types: vec![] };
+        for t in &self.types {
+            out = out | t.get_always_ref(i, info)?; // if we can't use *get* on one type, we can't use it at all.
+        }
+        Some(out)
+    }
     /// returns Some(true) or Some(false) if all types are references or not references. If it is mixed or types is empty, returns None.
     pub fn is_reference(&self) -> Option<bool> {
         let mut noref = false;